Romo angered Steelers’ defense

Tony Romo got the Steelers’ blood boiling when he questioned why they would call a time out with the game tied at 13 and Dallas in possession at its own 17 with 1:51 left.

“Did you all really call a time out?” Romo yelled across the line to Steelers linebackers James Farrior and LaMarr Woodley, according to Farrior’s comments in Monday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Yeah, what’s your problem?,” Farrior said he told Romo. “I don’t know what else he thought would happen. That definitely added a little fuel to the fire.”

Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau used the time out to design a zone coverage that led to Deshea Townsend picking off Romo’s next pas and running it back 25 yards for the winning touchdown with 1:40 left, handing Pittsburgh an improbable 20-13 comeback victory over the upset-minded Cowboys.

Townsend credited LeBeau for the turnover, Dallas’ fifth of the game. He stepped in front of Jason Witten after the Pro Bowl tight end slipped coming out of the break during a 10-yard curl route.

“It was a route they were running against us all night,” Townsend said. “It was just a good call by coach LeBeau.”